I like Tuesdays. It’s the day the new music hits the stores and ITMS. Today, I had 100 new posts inside my Itunes RSS folder in net News Wire. It takes just a couple of minutes to scan through them. I found some gems!
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CJ at technobiblio shared this link with me via IM this am: http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3087291 QUOTE: Add another airport to the ever-growing list of those with Wi-Fi access. Opti-Fi Networks says it will launch wireless service at the South Bend Regional Airport in north central Indiana. 2.5 million people pass through it each year. — September 13, 2004 “
Take a look: http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/asksjcpl/asksjcpl.html The site instructs our patrons : Ask a question via a live chat session Monday through Saturday during the Main Library hours of operation. We have user names for AIM, Yahoo! and MSN Messenger. A professional librarian will gladly help you find the information you seek, be it in print or online. For AIM, our screen name at SJCPL is asksjcpl. For Yahoo!, our screen name at SJCPL is asksjcpl. For MSN, our screen name at SJCPL is asksjcpl@hotmail.com I am very happy our reference staff has jumped on the IM thing!!!
One of the reuirements of my program is having GRE scores. I took it last in a steaming hot room at IU Bloomington in Summer 1986. I’m off to the Test center now for a four hour computer-based test. I hate math!
Will the next big wave of video chat for online collaboration result in folks like me paying more attention to their dress when connected? Here I am after a long soak, in my robe and chatting with Bob and Jude who were still at work at IUSB!
Steven mentions the information cacscade. I wrote about it here… I do believe there are cascades in the world of LIS! I’ve been thinking a lot these days about technology planning — for last week’s retreat at SJCPL, for articles, etc. I do see how an info cacscade might affect a library as it plans new technology. Cool stuff to ponder…
For the next 36 hours I will be at the SJCPL Long Range Planning Retreat at the Oakwood Retreat Center. The Center has WiFi! More later!
Read. This. Now. It should be the goal of staff technology trainer to get all library workers well versed in the basics of library projects. Patrons should not be met with blank stares if they ask a shelver about a library?s screen name or new self checkout terminal. It is likely unrealistic to be able to meet with every single library employee, but it shouldn?t be unrealistic to get all employees to check a staff blog. walking paper
Jeff up in TC reports that not only is wifi doing well at TADL, but “tomorrow’s reference staff meeting, my co-worker and i are doing a 15 minute intro on del.icio.us, rss+aggregation, cool librarians that blog, and wikis. crazy sampler of “let us know if you’d like us to do sessions on any of this stuff…” AND they will be using wifi to do it!!! (yet another chance to educate!) EVERY public library staff should be so lucky! Attention Tech trainers: have you taught all of your librarians about blogs, RSS and the cool stuff going on with collabortation? If […]
Goodness! What fun and we were working too. I jumped in the Blazer early this am and hightailed it to Western Springs, Il to meet Aaron to work on our blog article and our talk for